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hippysmack [Charts of VIN Changes Over the Years for Sportsters]
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hippysmack [Charts of VIN Changes Over the Years for Sportsters]
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 ====== Charts of VIN Changes Over the Years for Sportsters ====== ====== Charts of VIN Changes Over the Years for Sportsters ======
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 |  **VIN for 1957-1969 Models (motor numbers only)** ​ ||| |  **VIN for 1957-1969 Models (motor numbers only)** ​ |||
 |**Model Year** \\ (first 2 digits)|**Model** \\ (next 2 digits) \\ (up to 4)|**Sequential** \\ **Serial#** \\ (remaining digits)| |**Model Year** \\ (first 2 digits)|**Model** \\ (next 2 digits) \\ (up to 4)|**Sequential** \\ **Serial#** \\ (remaining digits)|
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 |57|XL|12345| |57|XL|12345|
  
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 |  **VIN for 1970-1978 Models **  |||| |  **VIN for 1970-1978 Models **  ||||
 |**Sportster \\ Model Code** \\ (first 2 digits)|**Serial Number** \\ (next 5 digits)|**Manufacturer** \\ (second to last digit)|**Model Year** \\ (last digit)| |**Sportster \\ Model Code** \\ (first 2 digits)|**Serial Number** \\ (next 5 digits)|**Manufacturer** \\ (second to last digit)|**Model Year** \\ (last digit)|
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-^  VIN for 1979-1980 Models  ​^^^^^ +^{{techtalk:​miscres:​instruction_sheet_header_4.png?​nolink&​835|}}|||| 
-|Example: (3A 11790 H9) indicates a 1979 XLH (XL)((1979 Harley Davidson XLH/​XLCH/​XLS-1000 Parts Catalog)) appearing on the engine right case and the right side of the \\ steering head on the frame ((1979 Harley Davidson XLH/​XLCH/​XLS-1000 Parts Catalog)) ​|||||  + **VIN for 1979-1980 Models ​**  |||| 
- |**Sportster Model** \\ First 2 Digits \\ 3A - XLH \\ 4A - XLCH \\ 4E - XLS|**Serial Number** \\ Next 5 Digits \\ 10,000 and up|**Manufacturer** \\ 2nd to Last Digit  \\ H - (1979 Harley Davidson) \\ J - (1980 Harley Davidson)|**Model Season** \\ Last Digit \\ 9 - (1979) \\ 0 - (1980)+|**Sportster Model** \\ (first 2 digits)|**Serial Number** \\ (next 5 digits)|**Manufacturer** \\ (2nd to last digit)|**Model Season** \\ (last digit)| 
-|**Example** \\ **VIN Reads**|**3A**|**11790**|**H**|**9**|+|3A - XLH \\ 4A - XLCH \\ 4E - XLS|10,000 and up|H - (1979 Harley Davidson) \\ J - (1980 Harley Davidson)|9 - (1979) \\ 0 - (1980)| 
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 +|Example: (3A 11790 H9) indicates a 1979 XLH (XL)((1979 Harley Davidson XLH/​XLCH/​XLS-1000 Parts Catalog)) appearing on the engine right case and the right side of the steering head on the frame ((1979 Harley Davidson XLH/​XLCH/​XLS-1000 Parts Catalog)) ||||  
 +|Example VIN Reads|||| 
 +|3A|11790|H|9|
  
-^  17 Digit VIN for 1981-1985 Models ​ |||||||||| +^{{techtalk:​miscres:​instruction_sheet_header_4.png?​nolink&​835|}}|||||||||| 
-| \\ **Origin**| \\ **Make**| \\ **Weight \\ Class** ​ | \\ **Model**| \\ **Engine \\ Size (cc)**| \\ **Intro Date / \\ Special Models**| \\ **VIN \\ Check Digit**| \\ **Model \\ Year**| \\ **Assembly \\ Plant**| \\ **Serial ​Number** \\ 010000 and up| + **17 Digit VIN for 1981-1985 Models**  ​|||||||||| 
-|Made \\ in USA |Harley \\ Davidson |1 = 901cc-Up \\ 4 = 900cc-Down|CA = XLH 1000 \\ CB = XLS 1000 \\ CC = XLX 1000 \\ CD = XR 1000 |H = 1000|1 = Regular ​Intro \\ 2 = Mid Year Intro \\ 3 = Special ​E1984 Intro|Can be \\ 0 - 9 or X |B = 1981 \\ C = 1982 \\ D = 1983 \\ E = 1984 \\ F = 1985 |Y = YORK, PA |  |+| \\ **Origin**| \\ **Make**| \\ **Weight \\ Class** ​ | \\ **Model**| \\ **Engine \\ Size (cc)**| \\ **Intro Date / \\ Special Models**| \\ **VIN \\ Check Digit**| \\ **Model \\ Year**| \\ **Assembly \\ Plant**| \\ **Serial#** \\ 010000 and up| 
 +|Made \\ in USA |Harley \\ Davidson |1 = 901cc-Up \\ 4 = 900cc-Down|CA = XLH 1000 \\ CB = XLS 1000 \\ CC = XLX 1000 \\ CD = XR 1000 |H = 1000|1 = Regular \\ 2 = Mid Year \\ 3 = E1984|Can be \\ 0 - 9 or X |B = 1981 \\ C = 1982 \\ D = 1983 \\ E = 1984 \\ F = 1985 |Y = YORK, PA |  |
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